New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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now that change had come, every old
fossil that had Il political existence pre-
vious to the Republican regime, heard
the resurrection trump and came forth
demanding and expecting good fat of
fee. A more greedy, ravenous and
shameful rush for place was never Wit
messed. Delegations and deputations
in the interest of the numerous aspi-
rants besieged the White House day and
night and expectations were at high
water mark. Two and half years of
the administration have passed away
and what is the local result? Only
three of the many respectable positions
belonging to the District are filled by
''home TALENT (?) A more disappoint.
ed crowd cannot be found anywhere,
and the air is thick with the maledic-
tions they heap upon Cleveland and his
administration. Democracy here
means patronage, pure and simple, and
nothing else, and the talk of Cleveland's
denomination receives most chilling
response. OF course the Republicans
sympathize with their discontinue and
offer every balm of consolation within
reach, but nothing but office will ap-
pease their anger, and as the months
roll on and the days of grace shorten,
the violence of indignation increases.
The delegates from this Districtin the
next Democratic National Convention
will not be Cleveland men. Mark
that.
The recent Republican State Con.
ventions in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa
and Maryland, have caused the admins.
tration to scratch its head and roll
it's eyes in wonderment at the remark
ably clear, concise and truthful manner
in which the aforesaid administration is
arraigned before the public. They
see the handwriting on the wall. and it
requires no extraordinary Daniel to give
a correct Interpretation. They h ad been
nursing the delusion that there were
some old amin mosities lurking in the Re.
publican ranks that would show them.
selves in a marked degree when State
Conventions presumed to indicate Pres.
idential choice, and anticipated and
predicted more or less of rupture.
The harmony which characterized these
conventions, the good spirit which per-
vades the entire party, and the deter
mination evinced to redeem the country
from the hands of shams and pretend
ers, is little more pointed than they
expected. They dread the expose of
their shameful abuse of civil service :;
their bungling, imbecile management
of the finances; their cowardly foreign
policy; their crul treatment of the coun-
try's defenders; their vacillating man
agement of the public domain; and
their utter and hopeless failure to inaug-
urate d single measure for the relief or
advancement Of the people. There is
not single thing in this administration
thus far, that can be pointed to with
any degree of American pride or party
satisfaction.
The programme is pretty well COM
pleted for Cleveland's electioneering
trip, and soon he will be IS winging
round the circles on public exhibition.
This game was played by Andy John
son, when there was some plausible :ex-
cuse for it on the ground OF the excit-
ing and unsettled state of affairs at the
close Of the war. But it proved an igno-
minious failure. 1t was tried again by
President Hayes, who, you remember,
became prominent attraction at vari-
Gus county agricultural fairs. There
is no record that this procedure contri-
buted very materially to his popularity.
The managers of the coming exhibition
intended to thrust Cleveland Onto the
various Grand Army reunions this fall,
and thus atone for his numerous pen
sion vetoes and unmistakable sympathy
for the rebel leaders, but, whether wise
" or unwisely, that child was strangled
at the ST: Louis affair, and hence the
change Of programme and the working
up of municipal invitations know Of no
Republican who objects to this arrange.
ment, and as a simple party expedicnt
rejoice that the Democracy are still
maintaining their record of stupid blum.
dering.
Quite number OF changes will take
place in the Interior and Treasury Dc.
| partment> on the first Of September and
the month following. A good many oi
the old clerks against whom not com.
]! plant can be made except that they are
Republicans, have been asked to resign
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